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VDOT Addressing Budget Shortfalls
Virginia highways officials have developed a plan to address expected shortfalls in federal and state funding.
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Delegate calls for meeting on uranium study
A study of uranium mining in Virginia is expected to be adopted during a Nov. 6 meeting of the Coal and Energy Commission in Richmond.
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Judge hears latest arguments vs. ad disclosures
A federal judge will soon decide whether West Virginia can continue to require spending reports from those behind certain independent political ads.
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NC Authorities On Lookout At Park For Attacker
Authorities have reopened a park in the Great Dismal Swamp after a woman said she was attacked there by a man who demanded money and cut her arm with a small knife.
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Virginiaa s latest a Most Wanteda list contains parents that owe child support
Eight men and one woman who have evaded a combined $523,000 in child support are on Virginia's latest "Most Wanted" list.
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Arrest made after man carries gun onto Virginia campus
Police say a Danville Community College student seen carrying a gun on campus has been arrested.
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No country for liberals
Appalachia can be a cold country for liberals, so when word came that the Obama campaign was opening an office in town, Dee Crescitelli started driving by, just to see if it was open yet.
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W.V. Lawmakers Update Economic Health
West Virginia lawmakers are likely to get an update on the damage that the Mountain State can expect from the worldwide financial meltdown.
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Kaine appoints ex-delegate to Norfolk bench
The former leader of the General Assembly's Legislative Black Caucus is now a circuit judge.
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Clinton campaigns for Obama in Roanoke
Former President Bill Clinton is in Virginia to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in Roanoke and Richmond.
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Panel recommends fishing license expenditures
A committee has recommended that revenue from saltwater fishing licenses go toward projects that include a data collection system and youth fishing programs.
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Disgraced sprinter sentenced to five years
NORFOLK: Disgraced former 100-meter world record holder Tim Montgomery was sentenced to five years in prison here Friday after the former athletics star admitted to distributing heroin last year.
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McCain rejoins fight in battleground Virginia
John McCain heads to Virginia with his most potent weapon--running mate Sarah Palin --to rejoin the electoral battle for a state Republicans have owned for the past 10 presidential elections.
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Venue change announced for Gov. Palin Rally in Richmond on Monday
Richmond, Virginia ? The McCain/Palin campaign has announced a venue change for Governor Sarah Palin's campaign stop in Richmond on Monday.
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McCain campaign fires Va. Operative
A McCain spokeswoman said Bobby May was dropped this week from his job as McCain's Buchanan County campaign chairman.
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Virginia Fugitive Nabbed In Phoenix
A man sought by authorities in Virginia on charges that he gave steroids to a high school wrestler and then molested him has been arrested in Phoenix.
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ACLU Fights For Rights On Election Day
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Chuck Todd: A Kerry Landslide? Why the next election won't be close.
Over the last year, most political TV shows handicapping the upcoming presidential election have repeated the refrain that the race will be extremely tight.
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State election law again under attack
The latest version of the state's election law on disclosing who pays for campaign ads by independent or third-party groups near election time is under attack again, this time by a small, nonprofit, West ...
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Virginia to slice transportation budget
Expect Virginia 's transportation budget to be slashed. "Next Wednesday will be the day for transportation, and those reductions will be very substantial and very painful," Virginia Secretary of Transportation ...
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